When I was young, I turned to philosophy to answer questions that I had about life and
meaning. I found that the more I read, however, the more the answers eluded me.
The meaning of life seemed to slip through my fingers; or rather, through the words on
the page.
Now, in photography, I am grateful to have a medium in which to show something
about life—not in grandiose terms, but as it is really lived by all of us. My photographs
are unposed, unrehearsed, and unplanned,-- as is much of life.
So, in photography, I have come back to the questions of my youth. And, oddly enough,
if I'm lucky, I find the answers right in front of me.-- in a moment of life captured in a
photograph. "This is life," the image says. "And so is this," says another.
Now, for the meaning of life, I look for the little moments of interaction between people: between parents and children, between friends, between strangers, between lovers; with a cherished pet; and even with ourselves, alone.
This is the meaning of life, and if I can capture such a moment, I am gratified.
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Note: If you are in one of the photos on this site, and I have not already sent you your photo, please send me an email detailing the gallery you are in and something that will help me clearly identify you--your clothes or what you are doing, and I will be happy to send you the photo.
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Photography Awards & Exhibits:
All Florida 2013. Title: “Effaced”
IPA International Photography Awards. 2014
First place: People. Title: “Mother and Son”
Four Honorable Mentions:
People-Children. Title: “Despair”
People-Culture Title: “Trip to Nowhere”
Fine Art-Abstract. Title” “Underworld”
IPA 2015 Honorable Mention
One Shot: Home. Title: “Look at Me!”
IPA 2016. Honorable Mention:
People: Culture Title: “Processions of Semana Santa”
IPA 2018: Honorable Mention.
Editorial Photo Essay and Feature Story. Title: Haiti: Images of Hope and Despair”
Camera USA. 2016
Nominee. Title: “Effaced”
Camera USA 2017
Nominee. Title: “The Outsider
New York Center for Photography. 2018
First Places: Urban
Honorable Mention: People
Spyder Awards. 2020
Nominee: People
International Color Awards. 2020
Honorable Mention: Silhouette
Nominee: Children of the World,
Nominee: People (2)
Nominee: Aerial
Nominee: Architecture
Nominee: Americana,
Nominee: Fine Art
Nominee: Still Life
International Color Awards: 2021
Nominee: People
Spyder Awards 16th Annual. 2021
Honorable Mention: Abstract. “Geometrica”
Honorable Mention: Children of the World. “Flight of Fancy”
Honorable Mention: Still Life. “Bare Minimum”
Nominee: Fine Art: “A Time of Uncertainty”
Nominee: Silhouette: “Tuscan Landscape”
BRIC Boca Museum of Fine Arts. 2021
3 Entries Selected for Exhibition
“Hope”
“A New World”
“The City Awaits”
International Color Awards. 2021
Honorable Mention: Silhouette: "A Child will Show Us the Way"
Honorable Mention: Still Life: "Red Sofa"
Nominee: Aerial: "The Empty Room"
Nominee: Americana: "Shoppers in the Time of Covid"
International Color Awards 2022
3rd Place-Honor of Distinction: People: "Youth, and Age"
Honorable Mention: People: "A Lesson on the Subway"
Black & White Spider Awards 2022
Nominee: People: "The Outsider"
International Color Awards 2023
Nominee: Aerial: "People on the Beach"
Nominee: Architecture: "Urban Crossing"
Black & White Spider Awards 2023
Nominee: People: "The Outsider"
Black & White Spider Awards 2023
Honorable Mention: People: "Mentors"
Honorable Mention: Silhouette: "Oh, Little Man"
Nominee: Fine Art: "At the Mercy of Fate"
Nominee: People: "Head over Heels"
International Color Awards 2024
Merit of Excellence: Photojournalism. "Alone in Times Square"
Nominee: Americana. "HopScotch Mid-Hop"
Nominee: Fine Art. "A Gentle Sway"
20th Pollux Awards 2024
Honorable Mention; Architecture & Interiors. "The Red Sofa"
Honorable Mention: Culture & Daily Life: "HopScotch Mid-Hop"
Honorable Mention: Fine Art. "The Couple"
Honorable Mention: Fine Art "The Outsider"
Honorable Mention: People. "Great Expectations"
Honorable Mention: People. "Off the Wall"
Honorable Mention: People. "Mother and Son"
Honorable Mention. People. "Patterns"
Honorable Mention. People. "People"
Honorable Mention. People. "Poppies"
Honorable Mention People. "The Couple"